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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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