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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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