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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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