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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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