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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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