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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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