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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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