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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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