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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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 generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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