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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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