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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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