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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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