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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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