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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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