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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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