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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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