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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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