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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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