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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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