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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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