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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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