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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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