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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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