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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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