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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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