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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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