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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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