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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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