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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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