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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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