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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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