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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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