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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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