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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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