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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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