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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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