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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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