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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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