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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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