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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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