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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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