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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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