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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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