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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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