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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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