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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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