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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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