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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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