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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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