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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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