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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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