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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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