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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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