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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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