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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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