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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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