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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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