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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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