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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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