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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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