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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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