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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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