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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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