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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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