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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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