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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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