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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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