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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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