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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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