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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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