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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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