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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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