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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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