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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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