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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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