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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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