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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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