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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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 massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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