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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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