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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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