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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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