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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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