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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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