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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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