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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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