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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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