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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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