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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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