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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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