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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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