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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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