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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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