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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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