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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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