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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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