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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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