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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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