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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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