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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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