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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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