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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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