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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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