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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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