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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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