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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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