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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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