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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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