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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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