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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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