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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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