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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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