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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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