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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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