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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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