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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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