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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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