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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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