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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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