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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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