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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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