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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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