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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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