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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the key 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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