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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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