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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models 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 poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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