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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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