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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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