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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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