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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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