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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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