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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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