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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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