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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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