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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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