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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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