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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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