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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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