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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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