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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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