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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers 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 optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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