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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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