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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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