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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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