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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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