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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major 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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