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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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