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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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