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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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