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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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