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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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