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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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