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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with 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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