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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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