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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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