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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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