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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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