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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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