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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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