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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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