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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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