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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key 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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