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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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