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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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