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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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