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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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