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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important 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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