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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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