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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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