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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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