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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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