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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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