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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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