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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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