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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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