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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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