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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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