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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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