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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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