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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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