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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches 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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