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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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