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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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