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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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