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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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