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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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