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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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