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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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