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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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