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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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