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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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