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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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