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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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