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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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