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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 (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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