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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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