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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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