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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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