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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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