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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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