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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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