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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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