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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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