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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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