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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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