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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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