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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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