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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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