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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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