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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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