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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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