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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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