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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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