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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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