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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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