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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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