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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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