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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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