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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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