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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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