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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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