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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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