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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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