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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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