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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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