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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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