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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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