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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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