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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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