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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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