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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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