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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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