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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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