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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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