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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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