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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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