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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major 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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