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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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