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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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