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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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