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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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