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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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