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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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