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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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