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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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