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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key 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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