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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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