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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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