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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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