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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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