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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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