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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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