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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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