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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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