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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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