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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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