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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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