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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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