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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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