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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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