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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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