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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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