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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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