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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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