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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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