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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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