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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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