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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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