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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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