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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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