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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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