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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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