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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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