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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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