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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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