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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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