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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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