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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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