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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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