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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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