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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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