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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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