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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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