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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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