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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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