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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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