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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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