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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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