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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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