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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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