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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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