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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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