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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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