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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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