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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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