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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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