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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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