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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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