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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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