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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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