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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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