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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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