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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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