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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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