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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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