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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources