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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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