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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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