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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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