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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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