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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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