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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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