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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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