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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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