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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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