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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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