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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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