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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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