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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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