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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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