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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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