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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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