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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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