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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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