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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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