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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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