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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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