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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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