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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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