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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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