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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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