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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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