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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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