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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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