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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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