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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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