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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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