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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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