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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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