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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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