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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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