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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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