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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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