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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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