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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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