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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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