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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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