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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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