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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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