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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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