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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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