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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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