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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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