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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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