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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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