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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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