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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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