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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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