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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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