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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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