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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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