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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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