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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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