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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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