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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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