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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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