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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing 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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