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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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