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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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