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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major 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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