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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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