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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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