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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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