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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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