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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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