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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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