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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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