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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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