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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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