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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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