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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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