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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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