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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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