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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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