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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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