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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models 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 institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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