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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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