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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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