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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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