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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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