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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different 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 in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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