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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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