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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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