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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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