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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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