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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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