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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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