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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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