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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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