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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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