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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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