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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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