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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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