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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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