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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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