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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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