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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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