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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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