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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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