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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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