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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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