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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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