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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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