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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the 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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