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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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