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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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