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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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