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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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