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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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