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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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