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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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