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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes 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. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major 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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