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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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