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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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