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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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