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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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