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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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