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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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