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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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