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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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