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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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