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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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