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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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