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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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