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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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