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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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