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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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