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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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