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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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