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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important 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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