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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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