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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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