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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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