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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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