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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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