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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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