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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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