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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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