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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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