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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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