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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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