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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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