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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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