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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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