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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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