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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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