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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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