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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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