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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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