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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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