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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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