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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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