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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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