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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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