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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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