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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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