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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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