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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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