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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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