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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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