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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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