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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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