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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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