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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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