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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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