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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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