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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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