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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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