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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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