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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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