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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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