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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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