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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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