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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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