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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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