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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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