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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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