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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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