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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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