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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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