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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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