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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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