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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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