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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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