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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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