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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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