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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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