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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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