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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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