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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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