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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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