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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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