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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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