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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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