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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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