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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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