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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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