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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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