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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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