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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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