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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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