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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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