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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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